Discovery of Dogger in the internal limestone dorsale to the S of Tetouan (Northern Rif, Morocco) - Paleogeographic consequences

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Discovery of Dogger in the internal limestone dorsale to the S of Tetouan (Northern Rif, Morocco) - Paleogeographic consequences

Journal

Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Série II

Author(s)

MaateA., Martin-AlgarraA., O'DoghertyL., SandovalJ., BaumgartnerP.O.

ISSN-L

1251-8069

Publication state

Published

Issued date

1993

Peer-reviewed

Oui

Volume

317

Pages

227-233

Language

english

Abstract

The Dogger (Bajocian-Lower Bathonian) has been dated for the first timein the internal Limestone Dorsale of the Rif by means of ammonites andradiolarians. It shows radiolarian and nodular limestone facies. It isconcluded, then, that radiolarian sedimentation began during the Doggerin this realm, and that a drowning of the `'Ghomaride margin'' occurredat that time.